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Nari Shakti soars: Female labour force participation rate reaches 37.0 per
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Periodic Labour Force Survey Report 2022-23, released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on October 9, demonstrates a remarkable increase of 4.2 percentage points, pushing the FLFPR to 37.0 per cent in 2023, read the Ministry of Women and Child Development press r
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Why India's Labour Market needs a mix of traditional and alternative data:
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 13: India has a range of indicators which throw significant light on India's employment scenario. Traditional indicators like participation rate, unemployment rate and worker population ratio are released in quarterly frequency. We also have a body of rich
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Why India's Labour Market needs a mix of traditional and alternative data:
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 12: India is notorious for the lack of comprehensive labour market data. Traditional indicators like participation rate, unemployment rate and worker population ratio are released in quarterly frequency with a substantial, two-month lag, which has paved the
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Is Pakistan prepared as IMF swings towards inclusive growth?
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan has had a low labour force participation rate over the past 20 years, and its investment rate has been at 15 per cent of GDP, significantly below the strongest performers in the area, The Express Tribune reported.
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World Bank's toolkit aims to make transport, public spaces more gender inc
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Public transport services are not traditionally designed keeping in mind women's safety and their specific travel needs, the World Bank said. This severely limits their access to work, education and life choices. India has amongst the lowest female labour force participation rates globally,
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India's unemployment rate eases to 7.2 in second quarter
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Labour force participation rate in CWS (Current Weekly Status) in urban areas for persons aged 15 years and above increased to 47.9 per cent in the July-September quarter from 46.9 per cent in the same period a year ago.
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Korea's poverty rate for the elderly is highest among OECD countries
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], September 30 (ANI/Global Economic): As the life expectancy of the elderly increases, Korea's economic participation rate of elderly people is increasing. However, the poverty rate for the elderly is still the highest among OECD countries.
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How are Indian Universities helping to reduce gender inequality in the wor
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI/SRV Media): In India, women constitute 46.2 percent of the total enrolment in higher education but the female labour force participation rate is a mere 21 percent, as against a global average of 40%. In fact, not only is the number very low, but for those w
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